Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Coke"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coke \Coke\, n. [Perh. akin to cake, n.]
Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or
other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by
distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where ?
smokeless fire is required. [Written also {coak}.]
{Gas coke}, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished
from that made in ovens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coke \Coke\, v. t.
To convert into coke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
coke
n 1: carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
2: Coca Cola is a trademarked cola [syn: {Coca Cola}, {Coke}]
3: a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a
surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become
addictive [syn: {cocaine}, {cocain}, {snow}, {C}]
v : become coke; "petroleum oils coke after distillation"
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